Ball retainer



Fatented fies. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE T. QLSON. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 MARLIN-ROCKWELL CORTEORATION, O33 JAMES'JQVVN, NEW YORK, A CORIPOBATION BALL RETAINER.

Application filed May 2, 1925. Serial No. 27,485.

This invention relates to ball retainers and is particularly applicable to radial bearings. The'invention is fully described in the following specification and shown in the accom panying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ball retainer applied to a set of balls.

Fig. 2 is a reduced front elevation of a blank from which the ball retainer is formed, and l I Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, of

The embodiment illustrated comprises a ball retainer formed from a sheet metal blank, as shown inFigure 2, which has an annular ring 10, having inwardly and outwardly extending fingers 11 and 12. This ring is first dished throughout its length as shown in 10 in Fig. 3 to a radius substan tially equal to the radius of the ball which is indented to fittherein and the fingers 11 and 12 are bent upwardly as shown in dotted line at 11 and 12 7 The balls 13 are then placed in the retainer and the fingers 11 and 12 bend down over the balls as shown at 11 and 12* in Fig. 1. The balls are thus held within the retainer but are permitted to turn in the sockets thus formed.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, theretore in the construction and arrangement may be made :15 which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims. I

I claim:

1. A ball retainer formed from a sheet of metal comprising an annular ring lying at one side of the path of said balls, fingers extending from the inner and outer edges of said ring around opposite sides of said balls to retain them therein, each finger lying substantially half way round one of said balls.

2. A ball retainer formed from a sheet or" metal comprising an annular ring lying at one side of the path of said balls, fingers eX- tending from the inner and outer edges of said ring around opposite sides of said balls to retain them therein, each finger lying sub stantially half way round one of said balls,

the inner edges of said fin ers lying nextto the balls and on substantially great circle of the ball, the fingers lying on opposite sides of said great circle.

4. A ball retainer formed from a sheet of 7 metal comprising an annular ring, one finger for'each-ball extending from the lnner edge of the ring and one from the outer edge, said fingers extending around said ball and nearly meeting on the opposite side.-

' CLARENCE T. OLSON. 

